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[ raf-uhlz ] / ˈræf əlz /
noun (often initial capital letter)a gentlemanly burglar, amateur housebreaker, or the like. Origin of raffles1925–30; after Raffles, hero of The Amateur Cracksman, by E. W. Hornung (1866–1921), English novelist Words nearby rafflesraffia palm, raffinate, raffinose, raffish, raffle, raffles, rafflesia, Rafinesque, rafraîchissoir, Rafsanjani, raft Definition for raffles (2 of 2)[ raf-uhlz ] / ˈræf əlz /
nounSir Thomas Stamford, 1781–1826, English colonial administrator in the East Indies. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rafflesFortune laughed along with him—he won at all sorts of things, not only cards but raffles and games of chance. Those Kansas City Blues: A Family History|Katie Baker|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST As little as these raffles cost for campaigns to put on, they cost even less money for people to enter. Dinners With Anna Wintour for Obama, Donald Trump for Romney: Rise of Raffle Fundraising|Ben Jacobs|June 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST These raffles are an attempt to pump up the lagging numbers of small donors at low cost. Dinners With Anna Wintour for Obama, Donald Trump for Romney: Rise of Raffle Fundraising|Ben Jacobs|June 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST Thus, he has amped up the number of raffles and added celebrities to the mix. Dinners With Anna Wintour for Obama, Donald Trump for Romney: Rise of Raffle Fundraising|Ben Jacobs|June 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Mr. Kane was not less remarkable for his phenomenal success in the matter of whist-drives—and raffles. Intrinsically the deceit had been quite venial, the reason for it obviously the reason that Raffles had given me. A Thief in the Night|E. W. Hornung Even Raffles could not keep his eyebrows down when I showed him the prints one morning in the Albany. A Thief in the Night|E. W. Hornung Whatever good Mr. Raffles Haw's wealth did to the world, there could be no doubt that there were cases where it did harm. The Doings Of Raffles Haw|Arthur Conan Doyle "Very good, sir," said Raffles, seating himself on the corn-chest. Acton's Feud|Frederick Swainson
British Dictionary definitions for raffles
nounSir Thomas Stamford . 1781–1826, British colonial administrator: founded Singapore (1819) as a station for the British East India Company Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to rafflesgame of chance, betting, sweepstake, draw, flier, pool, stake, sweep, lots, disposition, gambling, speculation, wager, drawing, tossup, gaming, numbers, numbers game |